Geronimo1967
Kathleen Quinlan delivers powerfully here as the disturbed Deborah who has been institutionalised by her therapist Dr. Fried (Bibi Andersson). Shes delusional and walks a fairly fine line between a reality in which she doesnt feel pain and a fantasy land with its own language that she must, at all costs, keep secret. Once ensconced, she finds herself staring at a stark world where her humanity is very much subsumed into a violent, noisy and drug-induced environment run by an eclectic combination of mostly men, who have varying degrees of sympathy for their patients/inmates. Fortunately for Deborah, her psychiatrist is genuinely interested in trying to help her recover, and against a backdrop that is hardly conducive, there might be hope tha...